The Sun. — London, England, 1809-12-12 00:00:00

• 1 . zeoney it :was ultimately ,paia -by i'alr. Niv"rilit's own Chancery was , then read, in which be stated that . - ,frati whieh,he should pros e; tide:, thereforeecOtn- , the credit Was givendOA,Vardle, Gut that it wasAt pietev falstfied her.itateinent that Mr.Wrigght would i , entered in Wardla'aiAlatue.in his hooka, as it: a; a,- • not give her any credit. He should also allow that i sired, chiriog the inyesatigattott in the House of 'Cont a ;s Mr Wre at set a: coals and other articles , and I trujns i that his nanie might not be used. • •.- even paid tiar a her, policy of insurance. To proceed -1 Mie•Doviling was called tuck, and asked if he di i-ta • tie it - Jeri:l _w had at Wright's house .a—on 1 .did riot remember the Atlorney e 6eneral, • in the for the tst of' December she accompanied Col. Wardle 1, rner trial, challenging them to call Major Dodd, and or -unit eu e ,i se .asesuatlie-ineauereacte_ Barnardia.,lnn—stating that - if die did appear he would make him' ee har -we - V:44 the isteoptsed to call. at Itc,-ir uphol- Titrode his case. ',Mr. DoWling replied,thailie did a sterer'a, -a if 'li - ell - she .:wore. she . introduced Colonel . '" recoiled it. ye . . ..... crent , 's.V,:n , ilr, , .. a's '•-cr- - remaii who - was to furni. , ll her - CIIi:1' LLI M LLOY D ' WA RDLE, ESC'. was next called , e hesise, artiltli'.a,s c 'hass•a , stanted, and that he oidered a and deposed as follows i---“ I live in James-street, aidadoard., and, other arai- leS. - lie - ah6ehl dill . Col. Buckingham-gate ; formerly I ' Was Lieutenant-Colo ..‘,Vercite,,,Who d!oitb.tla in the most distiunt aid tine- net of the Ancient Britons. .- The first tone I saw • rea d- y e a t : . teants, pantie:diet her, and would state, that Mrs. Clarke was the 18th of November, ?808 ;. she . 5 1,ift.a, hapcistete.aideboarat, he merely, :as Matter then lived in Bedford-place. My objet in becotn of cualosisye a s ked, t lie paled. of it. With raspea to ing acqUainted with her ' was to procure informa -ante her 'material -falai, namely, that he heal e paids . oo!. 1 rion rest e'trrvg the eoliths& of I he.Commandet "in iii 1,ar!.;,t1 a VOA accepled;ip favour of IllingWorth,he i Chief. t Mrs. Clarke removed - from Bedford-place alesuld.abew t hatAirs.clarl(eaddreSsed herself toiNlajor to We.sthourne-green iii about a fortnight afterwards. -._ Dodd and Mr. Gienny, whom lae woula call, tole- I condi-Clued to visit her there. I never made any aeraeale avi,-le.Col.'s,ardltp let her nave 5001. as the prdmise to, pay for the furniture of .that house:'-..She Wrielits were preaaing her for eioney. , Mr. Glenny told me she was furnishing. the house; but tare not „told - her, again- andeagain, that he uid, not thirsts Cu!. - reeollee'l that she told one the name of the tracle4Man. Wardle wonldslo it e•i•aut as she intreated with tears 'Q; the.lst of December I and Major Dodd went to , its ,bt a cyan, at last a lVlapr a Dodd got At IliingWOrth a ;:,ir. Grant, of Barnard Inn, ,O 1 some baiiiness it' , Jo give- Wright a C)ill,don his undertaking to indem- 1 respetatieg the investigation in the- House of Ctnn-; pity hitt); .He e stated terther • t oat he should call More s e Mrs. clarke , accornpanie . d me. ,On our. way . Major Dodd -to -cc:intim) what . Mr , Wardle' would back, she proposed catling at her upholsterer's, .in t staes• as contiadietory to, Mrs. Clarke. And here it Rtithbone-plate; we accerciiiiglY called at e Mr. F. 'a gaietred him . to grate to the,Jury, .that M ijor Dodd Wright's in Bathbone- place. Wta Went into e the had. suffered ' most severely for doiog his duty ,to his house and saw Mr. D.. Wright.. Fr:inciS : Wright i t' eosin , ra add, appearing as a witness e he had been was not there ;no other person was preaent er except t • i'rtstnisaed faom a 'most. lecrative . situation, and it was a person who brought in -a. caypet, bt..11 he e sliti not intimated to him that he,would he so dismissed if he stay. Mrs. Clarke showed me some fin niture which aPpe.ffed as a• witness before the Grand Jury. He was preparing for ; h "in house in Westbourne-place. preterred :his duty to ,wealth, eand cheerfully s-aeri- .I was not introduced as'ithe person who was to, pay fired.exteriortrappings . to a sense of duty,,and, like tor such furniture or furnish the house for her. No- ~ 'Cinciruatus rat old, was content to roue with honour thing was said, which could induce scot a belief in '. to (a:nearby and virtue. ..a\tid• e here again be depre a ahe inlaid of Daniel Wrigld. , I\irs. Clarke Oevotd etitt•d going into anyapolitie - al . di:tette-eon 5 L)14t ,4 it - us several things Which were for her hoese. ,l . rerneni- should be iie l itioated thateae;a:eble VersOnaTt on 'the ber some curtains hanging Up, av'eieli .eaane froin tier : lr.:cli (the Doh ~ oi. Kent) haai - any pare in these'. house .in ,Gloucester-pl.lee. She - sheered us some il • aeusa,aedous, lea d a fa e da the a a.Fartiey-Getteral to 'dove _chairs, which I underatopclev ere for hee. She. Ile'-a- 1 is ;• a toord to the. \Vise was C ioi}gl+,—!t tlic At tor- cd us aaarne painting . on,velvF;t,,,,l.lihici. Silt.'Sii(i• was 1 ney .G..neral:shnulci.vent.ore -to put the4rcil ,Liggler to ,be matched for sofas. ,tie asked 1 ..V..1j; tr. Dedd aed . , . 4p it i, toe . 0 X e i.e wonld•oi - iteceastty •'cie ltd j. into a:: eneaelf, our 'opinions •on somt cznvets; i, e . made no !I tepi.'-in, , na ton anted painful- to - hts fee and tnoS! , other . than, rattled observatiuns, that 00e• pattern ;1 .d,ia,clese a oga-east, Which .he contemplate - with terra:.; was pettier to .in anot4r. She, never said as you:; si i ivi . Alija a, lettever it cost his feelinia ltfta boldly do are to pay, I'll:ttake your choice. I did not sei.e..l any ~ - . a lai i ,ii,,ti. l c) 1,,, client ancl g.i thr,,ity - witi , ' it. . lit: • artistes or kr... 01) the 2l'ofPeccnuher we '..vent s leaed•hia „King, and sa-ordid sited Ld , acad. ittabis de s ' to Donosae.'s, anti.she. proposed calling : again ,at -, „lance,. and would unavtio '" ngly e lo - . a diselnauro of her taphofstereea; we went again about the. middle! 4: a l tui - itiai;c,,s whivh_ril - Tg, t-. iatirt Ito' t; chugs of any of. the day ; w'saw . D. Nyriht again ; .nothitig passed: ' :hratich ofsthat IllustriousFandey, tedesapy the Course about mad iaying for ilie.linniture. After I bad 2 b.:.>,on : - te'reen by tire. defendants •Counael, he should be. dri- There a: short time,,slie was called away bye a,woman." vett neat t,ne : sea dt"potincal in*hinations. He could ' D. Waight and I. were -left alone in the . warehouse. . : no; cioss e thissymernesiteof lii4a - without obsdrvicw, 1 .She returned again, probably in a quarter o( an-hour., ._t-hilt, ii - o:applicatiott 7 ,-gori canyinerat was made ,tra e ql. ,i Daring,her absence we talked of i inditierent - mat-: Ailar c lllt-; mail 't he middle-ofjone,^ltkonn it j - ia.i . het;il tors; . I recoile4l,-admirel a sideboard; I believe I t • .stafea3 that aleart 'Nies ~eereeat n a t . sued tor.a aeedyano- 1 „9id, it - W.'.l a lian4laome pike of, fUrrtfureeand I asked t . .. - isey,Raiee; To- sure the at hole in one : .short Let, • 1 .; he price of, it. . anat sitleboaid Was..eelfahlly. not 1 .itewea, awliether e ltoloilel ;NN ft a ke rdie_ had ever mecie selected by me as -part of the furniture 19r. Mrs' .-_ e _hit* t elt .Vtatatie, e afte }'aye, fereeMia. Cliir'a t,Or'die !Ciarke"s house. inever &lid any thing about : te en-- . . . . e ntre ? a She tiwtire t:Jat .be -bad„: a: - ?d other Is ja- s ect. pattern,,' I..never made har aey proill'io of fur . H . nessesa Wonlcl cormatAd ; her-q. -anal ho' coniendo _nishing the' house in part, requital for the. irtforniii-: 'e , that cOntraididtion of ,his;,client's would b . e .s, p- .. ..titan She was to furnish me.' I de not recollect-ever 'llOrted by, aa t Lee eieeurustance4'above. statec.l, it hic,h having beon.at Mrs..., Clarke 's wijen a mirror was . .must.. in sict y , ts.-asiattak)le 0114 ebuedantly- con- brought leamee I recollect sc,ing I .l . rs..Clnrke one, IT In ,C01(,11v..1: Wardle, and-a:rove the falsity of 'day at. a Wl'ii-inlh,desk, • and retrienaher. ~,,,-,•i„g , , Mrs.••Clarke'g testi:atone.: 'l.lnfae Learned Counsel 1:, I neversawaso ill . finiabed a ple of. furniture as the: beta again - weitt - int 0 alt eolaseduai of his client's set- .1 back Was 5 I never made ally objection on account of vices in theaSanate, whicka led hir)).t to av i I.V of the 1 the taxpedereot it. The first eppliczition for payment, ~(etaies 'of Europe, and aratei:.•eal theta's! corruption had I was made. to me in June. 1808. I saw L\-it Gletin v, ete.rvatedibe aallitag s laingalome of Europe, it was the in the middle. of December, on the. subject of let-, ' lilehe'st eiitue, to refOrm - corruption at home. He ' .ting Mrs, Clarke•have money. Mrs. Clarke bad : , was pforeedi:lg !.4i,th Conaiderations on the rise and , before pre§sed me:to lendi,or:; : prOC , are for lie,, 30411; . . . power of B:uoitaparte, ywn: .., . i e,, •e' • I She stated that Mr. Wright,. her i noholster4r, was .-, , , ' L or k i e,etaNtonci!Gll.obaereed.he was. unwilling - .eaessing hard :•for Money ; and, she stated that' she to. shit; f , 'i a n, if it &seta be any way relevant to the - 'had owed bim ,5 or 6.001. for, a .ling time . ~.an, l . I. -on issue before the Court, .134, he - did -het . see how . it derstood it was `to pay a that old demand.. Daring _• - .could eossibly apply. ... a ... that conversation, D. , Wright c l ams, in, 1. think on - • :- ... The:Learned Counsel , epolegised; and aboatly • the ssme day, and ,pressed the same: very hard. .My .. e concluded with thanking theJary for-their:,atterition, answer . - was, I conld.statt:.do,it. Wright pressed in. _and expressing a confidentiel •hope of a: verdiCt a in - 'comet - ton .with 'Mrs. Clarke to eel money, for they. • . favour of his cli,ent. - —•- , . s --, .were extremely hard , Pushed aid distressed.. I,an.- .. .' .._. Mr„. Al-reat:a EY;QEN Lti AL rose and protestedahee swered, the thing was-impossible ; I could not. do it. did not know: *o What wi.nesa l.\.ir. Alley meant 10 .I.told her she could raise the money her = self on ap- allede as the c' tel juggler, nor did be understand his plication to the :Bookseller who wits to &Wish her • dark illusions; he hegged ttYknowa. who: it was 'be intended book , " She pressedrne frequently 7Stlin'' . . . meant. , • • - afterwards, at last - Fspokedo Glenny, and'asked him . , Mr.•ALIZTY replied,. he Could not disclose the se- • if' be could procure ber,sool. on her work. Uhl , .. , . otters of his client's' case. Fie Wai not bound to: . match' I r communicatetl- with Dodd and,GlennY, 40 . 4. .i , , . , ••• , and an• arrangement was made ~that Illing . worth Lord ELLEBottouGli thOught.be Wls not:-_ ' . should raise, the ,5001. There was.acounter'seeUrity ; • Mr, ALLEY ; in COnitnerning 'upon INil3. cl . ilXitiVs • given by. me to Illingworth, ft .was an acceptance by ralea•oirs,- stated ; that the.-Eui of Chichester had , , me'for 2501.: I saw Mr. F. Wright once.or twice paid her t 6, 0001. for . the suppression of thet..vile. aat Weatbourne-place, but never, rnade.any promise libel, and shit{ while learnir.g,and genius were 6tarv-, to hitn. I never stated that Iliad taken the pay-. • ' ing, her . vile was - better eaajd than the beatlilde merit on myself, I never on : any,oceasiou stated any rary-produdion et the country. , .... . .: -..:, •- „ thing like it." • • • • . . Mr:Etlis a tbe first .witness called, produced a copy .[A,'Letter'4as put in from Mrs. Clarke to MI.. Wardle, • ..of the _Recital.. in % the cage of Wright I). NYar ale, in whiPt wits yad. Lt stated a nurnbet ot . .•thiniz, w 1 ..1- 1 she ap i nst C„l oil d, _ ; : l l e ki r it il t r a t s u , r iay . .i n u r t; a b r e in e u n l r o rt t iisec o t i to a tier, via. which F. Wr,ig,lit obtained a eerclict e sii i i r:ov i i. ' Z Y ol l l l % ' r t /le n t' Wardle for i ipol . on the evidence -of : Ddrs. Cliarke son ii t i l ilt grottier i in.the . atinj , e s ;raithe' Duk . o l of Kent's,intp. . . midi). Yieglit. .' . . , ' • : James Da.aling . produced a transcript of kris short- _ . ,Ci - oss-ixa - miiieil. —ll4rici hotts of 'Mesa Clatt e't; and site: D., Wright',s 'He had - never made any of the promises stated in e v idence, which„ he ret4. ', The tneterial passages jn • that letter. ',ever. The name. of tire ,Duke-of-Kent - Was tubstanee were as by -, .Mrs. Clarke, that Cal. never attached to any proMise.. •He had had a ver ,. Vd;ndle, in r,.eQui.petice for the jriformationwhich 'did against him, but had not paid the money ,he 'ea!, Clatke was to furnish -him With against t h e 'underslood his attorney had taken steps: to set aside' Commander-in-Chief, was to furnish .her house at the -judgment, but - as he was not •a laWyer 1 - e•adid 'not N'..'esttioiirne- green. 'that on ' the 23 of . December 'know, what those steps were.; ,Being pressed to say lie accomeanted her to Mr: Wright's house, 'when whether he did not .hope•the.event of this cause ahe inttoduced.himaa the gentleman wiao was to tur- would influence the payment of the darnageS in the nisi, net house, .to which he assented ; that he 6 x . " . . , other, he said he bad formed no hopes, - but now he -dereal,a variety of things - , 'and amongst others a side- had hopes from the Attorney-General examining so .... board.. At:et - wards lie, was frequently' at 'West- particularly to it.; he was in the army,: and quitted it 6,:urri,e 7 grec'n andone day*he got in a . great patasiain• when his regiment was reduced ;he never saw Mrs. • ataa large ruir a tor being senti observing that Wright Clarke until the 18 111 of November; they talked over ~... e would not aeti.d so many things if he had not got a 1 many points irrelevant to the subjeaof investigation; , . pav a tuaster ; that he quarrelled with 4er• for having the Duke of Kent's name was never, made use of in an expensive writing-desk.wnich, ,however, be wits the business -Mrs. C - . had not said she' would not ail .er a ards eshamed- ot, 'and sotiered• her to retain. Igo on withent Major Dodd, he - never made any 1.. i,,,, when-Wright ap e hed flit; aortae. Money; he gor stipulation respecting Major Dodd. • ' - , rei agwe ath, .a wine-tnerchant, in Pa . 'daudail.; to ad a 'lnk ATTbitNEY-GUNER4I, asked .-.how Major Vince a, bill for Wright,, arul that' this was. done to- Dodd carrie 'to be introduced ?• '• '' a .. . mask Wardle's I_o:nig:any concern in it, tl•ar'dShe Mr.-WARDLE—s-“ lam not desirous of conceal .- a , oat not take posaeasion of the 'house until' the,gl h . or. .irig any thing, but if , that question be . pressed, I - - lotlit I\ l .o%etolier, and that ~iiglit had only sent in m ust state circumstances which I wish to conceal; , . a leistleega. on. hire, before . that' period—that site j - TOM. of reSpedt to the feelings of Very illustrious Per 'ta ,a; d W tight .500 l. before, that' time, and ail-it . ..knew • _ , eie. bad 1,1, i! smile ,gUineti, hetlVolllid not have:given : -- reedit, but -that the credit was wholly given to • er. of the defendant Wright to a Bill in sons.". - . . . . . • --Some%oliservationS being ragdet upon this, Mr. Wardle again said, Alijor Dodd's natuand•the rea son for which he wds introduced, was coo l leaed with circumstances to which he did not Wish to give !: St publicity, and if the Attorney-Genceal forceellitu. have done any thing.to have discouraged •t, and that. to make the dis•CloSure, he, woUld-iiiin , :elf Five ere- ,s decided. and uoifornt opi7ei'on was everse ,o it. dit for his motive4w.hen he had heard tho::ie.64.4nte Being askrel if Ire I lionglit he acted right in con , ' iqapces. , - -` ' •• • coaling this !roil) his Kk,,,yai Ma.,ter, he'said, he con - This • produced some pause in tineiLearnelr f ounset ; sidered Colonel W. as se; vine, his country, and he at length he said he knew not what this iPftrk an- had himself served his country for 25 years, and saver meant, and desired liiiit to Speak the . iirhole that in 'not giving a hint to till; Duke of bent, but truth, let the evil of .it fall where it might: Mr. ass i i tieg.in the inquiry, be conceived he was acting ~, Wardle appealed to the Court. ' an honest part towari.is his , country.--Two letters Lord - lier.:if&h9l:slrOit seid, e .thotgli the Attorney- -, i,Vei'eli;i7l. , !d to - hitir, the hand:‘,eritirinir s 7,llMli !qr. Genei'al 'was,. ready to near ii, it was his duty not to Garton asked thin Wire ,c,ouhl,idereit . ..? -, He ? i.'s suffer the feelings ot.any one, N,•ether high ,or loge, wered, that they. had been written .by himself. -- to be unnecessarily Wourrcled, reel iiier•efore be de- '' You are t s , ,l.re of that," said Mr. Gareee. ? lit r , - ... , sired to know NArnether ite,vas totineaect with the 'IS- plii.d, that he had no doubt of it, but 1;e would not sue [lO V trying,, if not it ought Licit to, be disclosed, , swear' either that he did or that h did tot write Mr. Weken.i..--The• interview ,between Mrs. I them. He believed them to b:; his own liaild-writ -1 ' Dodd . -.." ' • -. 'of I . `• ' - i Clarke'ancl Mr: . was, in consevence wow ing, o ut.. was not, sure.—" ;Have 'you ,any doubt ?" •• Mrs. Clarkeliadsaid•Mr. Dodd had said: site 'stated ` inquired the Learned. Counsel ;-Nu 5 uas the, an that Mr. Dodd tr. .given icertain opinions, and I swer. tlienAol,l,:iiiiike Sure that they& were writ took means :to prove to her that-her assertions re- ten , by you ? i Mr e Gai row aLLseived. To this theew it spetting- 4.uot.Dodd were false.•. , I out a letter Into ness replied that he would 'not take his oath of•it.-- . her hands, proving that tali( ; she had stated that ; -Here-time-Learned Gentleman reminded him that he M.ajorl..)eild,had giv,v ‘ i• an opinion, and held. up that I was on his oath.; he theta s•alil thation hisfogh he 35 reason for not giving the information .I.requesteo„ ! believed the letters were writtenby-hin4 but'though ' She Urged Dodd,. and e•aicl it..wyeld bring clestruttion I he - had no dpribt, It. would not say he ,Wia's certaiti 0 0. he, se lf, She gave, ppp.the information, which, if they were, nor would 1 - i6 positively; - sweer to them: , ... . it becomes net duty to painfully.repeat, I,will do. ~..‘ '..II4SSEPH GLEtti , 'Ni", Esq. exanziiied, He was asked it tins detail was false ?he replied; - , , --; , • , e - He , • • , . , he hoped it ,was, but he, had not the means ot knr,'W.•- 1 . haa - mithCrir °eel' 1 , 0 ,, the RoYaiAftillery; w l5 acquainted with Me;,..Clarke, who. Was vervulgent Mg whether it was 'wholly `so or not ; Sore of it 'he • witness to get Stiquelriehd to become an-, had taund to.be ,take. -It was to do away' thei,& • aS.•• ; NYith the debt 'of - between 500 i; * Sertions, and quiet her Mind; that li .% e"proetieed Ma- i sw,erable . ta Ml'. Wiigtrt- for a jor Dodd's:letter' td-hiei - : . He saai Ile had nO objea i and 6001. .which, •the.. had owed him for upwards in getting` acqualtii-e-rcv-it.rl Mq. U t :yi:l;t:,., but - fdriEe r 91 two years. ...The WlttleSS told her he could not ' in ,intor•ina;ion on 'tiie cliargei-to be 4 t itinlt. of a.t i: , ; .'6_ , lng,to'polonety,„ ‘.rdle (she frociAressed instituted against,theCottunander nr,Chief. ; ' 'lligl e'9 to cloy, becaese ..beekneW the oltrilel,llJ,l ~ • , . He Was'next cross-examieed •,as to. Illingworth's 314:C1e up -his.. raid nut to..atts,r,ver..•fer•;ler I...ebts-to ~ bill, which he, denied was a contrivance to conceallTW'right, nor indeed to any other person. The wit hint troth 'the 'Publie as payi4:l46:..(ni" rte . ' t'4');''L ler 4 -teas, however, -prorntised..ta.speak to sumo other , ... e ee id e „d e iie t h e il oese.o Lc oteellet ti. He ; e eeer •e a d. ,' , friende• and -she was to repity t li ll e a l r o fa a t tt iv f e rc,r e n' or t:i s e ii : , p l 7 , vise Wright, to bring ilb - 3Clion 'aga!liA( l l-4:Dilke 0 f: .fits. ; - try,-Ing fi0 , 41 the sale ot a 'Y ork 3 I:i•,V4 - 1 - 0, -- i 1, it ist he.Duke,'s,',.7:lSt, Why _dO y ou .: - ,1;;. , -ide , other „mattere o f •t;ltel S froth tuft; :riuke.(l/ preSS MrS.olarke .? ile was ile to hall;'-and ,at .the .. 1 e c..':•:•.....t . - 5 lit'rself.. ' 1 , 1, e wiules-; itileit":2: 4. ed•Yylvir,it il nott..l, ne:ar;4tfriq'tlie hrstfriAl"lie had sUbp-ctnacd ;', 1-I '''ll'''. 6il "d''tl i ih l ' l ''‘ iii i l:4l 'ilt (:;');• W ,4 " 14 ilot C•;-;( 1 < 7 1' IVl:tjor Dodd, but not Glenny or iliiogworth,•th9figir: : coomiodatk.: 2 4rAs,Ciori 4 bYIPaY-ing 4 4 01 iParl"P'uvchic (i . the latter ..were both in the Bair and he Ten* the ,n s'll'•:'. l: equired• , Ha' a l4 " - fekliliirtl -4h a t-- he - k 4444:- vit il into Court to be ea , . - intied'. He ii'ad'conitiiilinication t'44llYillet.lo4le-Cc4o9ei cbu!d 'oat with sitrofiVietY ( 16 whit' his' Attorney, Mr. Corfielri—When he •un- it, beeanse it e might',fta W vei-the..:effe ofc ai.ifdiatl ig derStood what iVirseCtarke had sworn, he, Wrote • a . Ciose4jais which the COoiiel ha 4 in vi - ew,for, tlio . note in the coffee-house, in which lie - desired . IN,Lij - or bent'iit of I s i s 4 -lalwit - -.F.". : Wri-Pht thqh,ob , erved;iliat note be ekamitied ; his observation wa,•11. 3 t ' l?e . iii4 ,1350 1 ) proallieci pasta;: •t in lipoilirr ipS.L , Jai - , the verdict was . kiis: (Wen - when iie I:Jviticl that sne but that, after aeelyiug in .that cod.tcr e weekA4 • .wei .sem had stated .a conversation at which 2 . ,ia10r Dodd was . week, lie teas at lengthieompelied to look to-Mrs - pre4nt. ~ ' He afterwards Saw Mr. Col field, who . told Chlrk° - fOr 'paYrnrcrt• • ' 84 :.--'' 'OPre9 ,- ,-:( 1 "Itt;- 3 ptise' lir .Milli the Coupsel .(gore. • t hat the Jury te Wright, that he.should giti,,t. thpt ,person'in:'2 . 4i . c.-.re,* { l „hi `,with thetn, and that'the policy of assurance bad :con- I ,w . h oo b3-' hi?' ow ii 'lCkti t r• V _l ed •g linellr; she ,had ovi 6 ; 'hair rrfoney so . limg. .Iro this obscrvatiOn Wiigt ) voiced theoi - i - tind tired he left it •-ro 'thetr-discrer iian 40 '. call iiiine,,Ses ut not; •He,...had!sql,,‘Annacc.l rAhijor,i ..rePliod thiit it Yi''. l s the ° 1 4 1.. ' . 4 1 , 1 . , d''•= I ;v : hi'a be l'''• l Dodd a s th e only pro b a bl e evitiresse.ai,hoUgh • rii,:-did at getting paid., rile. wireless then i';i7served, likilt riot knce,w•ito,w, or by,. what_" WitriesseS, t h e ca ,,,, he thought it.its. Cialke [night have . h',:t.ni ;, , ,,atisfied ;againSt,hon was to be proved, and therefore hle might ' i.vit i li,lt-,..5 i er . ..,-ensiye fornituze. The:enswer of Vorright e, "be fairly :•,aid - to• have been -taki:ii by-surprrs.e V,' ;en '- - 41 -' this C 2 l 3 '''r,vation v•'as, -" - 'wii.Y , .1 ) .0 i, a - ti . ve 7 Y g: - / .lie w . envin•l`...lOv.;to , reetlie Marteilo.'l6wern 11 , -- -, -g-,t've• . ! ''''''' o m a rt' le-r) -` 1 o f f i 'c' urin g'" vf: `'Y'' and of 'li.ta g : 4tr .- -1.- Mrs. - Ciarke tool. to pay her butcher and t.):.,1 - ~:_n, .:11ci; vagapiily.'! Wright tie\ er said note tl - i-at.; ha he gave her 201. when they Came - trick,' wh i t e, wee , e - lopkiM to. Colotil :seitlrcite for payn:lciit, or,tbat'_lra all tee OlOtte , 'Al , (...."er hadli6rri'llittie ' . had e ie•point at eomeer, an,y clarill upon Inin. 1 , J . , he hied inane „ et) , 1, fOre' noticing to Mrs.e9arke that' ner ktrniture ~' 5 Lord 'ELLENeoII'OUGH asked it ' tic • exe , eeSive Slid' t r Of 1... , s (27,),,n,,,i• e L.-trot:lre promise of any" sort to MrS. Clarke c---Hit: •aris,‘;erede -.I t' • ,- • '. .'•-' - • t - • •)'-' , -.- i No• Alllte is,i,: t'i'.ifd — vvii, - th4i If alie •,4 eft: a :iite.-i:.v.ly ,:' tilighti , hives-servt'jt ;ix.'r.; rarpoLi;.7, sh-2 !ippOille d ° , 1 , - ; '. Lima to titt 1)w-4-it:, _tie W. 96, 41 bt 4' ste , feitri'S - Lid to : lt r j4 S• l •4 and said, !‘ .`'tit 191-• `t• ISl;ifri t°`, 6 ' )1.3:1'4 i bt..tr. .. ..L. 1 , 2114,/or DOLT!) :, ? rani/Jed. ,:: ' "' i . erbss- Exa m in a I iti , .4' iii L ie .41 tarn...e.3?ener al, ~, He Via, I 1 - 11-i(/13.xatne acouonted With Mrs; C. ", He - said he - bcli`evefi it ..,,•'As ty,o 4Tilfre- cia, , s I,e;ofe OD lito day we 'set 00 tor Hy the. On the'tst of Dec, . their journey 19 view the eel.trielloio.,ver [ era' he she accornpaeitee Mr s . 'W.. acid myself to iciatuard'S : first rieard - Colonel Wai - Lile he I -ay e - It. I- ' . lc' „ e Leine , , .. Inn on her way hack, she proposed calling at her. •: gurtinte.d vitli Mrs. Clarke ; that the object of 0" . i' , - 1 upholsterers. • We. saw - 1). NV; ight, • a r rld no otter i Colohel'was to if:burin information', so Oral he o ng-hc ~,d I it? person Was prOent,ek,eept occasionally a iii4o brought ; put i atop 1.0 ,corrupt practices in the army, .ii t.- up settle carpets. He pointed out :various articles ,of e wish sofina fattlteparticularly with .all-the rneasu' ea• 'efernithre; I was . close tOMt - 4.' C. during the whole c of the dovernntent, had -token notes froip the infor- I tirne ; site never in my , hearing poinfereirut Coliiiiel I , matiOn of curs. Clatke 'driving their journey, whie l3 ''' l• leiVirdle as the . persorl who was to furnish her house.• ; t related •to the Royal . FaUty, which ; . she said, hi s; I.do not tlain,k,col. Wardle w c is tint OducCd at,ali ; i Royal Highiie'ss.had told b . et:- He 'denied 'that 1 1 9. that I. nothing of sort passed ;,-.I itecoitipanitf.her onceTkepra.record'of titese'tziA.-.=:-thify were only .mew' ito Wright's ; no one but meand ;Ars. Clark. were - raaduris which he had made, of what she. nad..tola together. 1 1 iiiin, = , ,, worth, he gave a! bill tb, her cOmpanions ,voluntarily. Some of these ... \V right for 50(11., I and Mr. Wardle gave hinvac , I. relating tn,•anecdoies'about snaking-Baronets, Peers? : .... ceptances'.of. 2501: as counter -securities. I . never -and District Generals, which lie, declared' vasfleVe :heard c61.-'Wardle say he was - furnish alehouse, . I ,lntended by him to meet the Public eye: :' , ;', or ,do any act from which it cupid beinfee'red. :,.1.: . • -. B i ci - _.. AIAD 5i,,,,,,,,E,Er, 'LUNG W ()writ examined,. .. , k , .‘4 , as t.W DOke-ot Kent,'..s private secretary, and held • , . . Had known Maiorpodd fot ten ye.ers, bet 'lev et ' l• another appointment.'• ~a had seen•CelOnel Wardle b...at once when he w.:1:. - ,. .'. .•When -did you' cease to hold that appointment ? • on the. witness with the Major k .that was about P t/ , .Ans. As that is not contented wiltl the .:present I()set latter . end of Decemberthey came for yeestiob, and. May be matter for discussion in this ' the prp..., of obtaining the acceptance of the witnesS to a hi ll • Court hereafter, e l . beg leave . , to decline stating any .; , . ' - - t of _. i , of 5001. in favour . of Mts.' Clarke, the repaymen thing upon that subject. i remember several' pat . which was to be guaranteed by their acceptances tor terng'ot carpet's being sliew6, and Wegave Our opi 'nion of them, but Mrs.. Clarke did not say Colonel 2501; each'. There: wag. no•.secresy imposed on tb o Wardle was to pay tor them. . witness as to the tranSaetion. -He called on Mrs. •' '• CUtke the same day, ••inri informed her that he luta . On cross examination, he said he - bad become ae- ~ ' - ' Dodd • quainted with Colonel Wardle a few Months before "-; -` 1 ". 410 T.' her by d'eSire of Major to take bet he became acquainted with Mrs. Clarke. p re‘ ,- 101 , 35 , note 'for 5601., andld give itldr.,W - ,right in return I co . his own acceptance for that suM,' which . was not te`' to knowina Mrs, Clarke, .he knew .Coionel Wrirdle, - . . ' beeothe nayable until , atter the note which shp,Wa 4 had in coetemplation to brit% for ard his inquiry give - e , . to natt become due, • .The period wag titre? Inm •Parliaent. Hi:-knew Of gtAng - io. theeNtarteltO To we i s , a , day dt two ,, befoie. , they , vent. wrdie. , s I. months.. The ,'notes were accordingly' exchanged' and Dodd and Ayardle's paid'yo - due. obiect Was to get information trots Mrs. Clarke. . _ Most prob7ibly Mt's. I' s. knew he wet Private- I - Crag examined by the AltoANEr`.-G - ENERAL- Seerelary, to the Duke" of _Kent.' He assisted G. - ilond I The wiumss'..stated that he. hand .d to Major Do ' 33 Wardle in the carrese 'of 'the inquiry,' and had Ire- Wrighti the receipt which he:bad received front W fo l. , .. . . quent Cominnuicationswit II him. Oe . alWaSqailjght. i Mrs: Clarice'. Had newer seen ~ his own a'ffidavit " 1 the evidence of .Mrs, C . larke, most importati b t;.6ut he-. 1 •rht paP'ers, but had.ceitainly",struck out several part s never .made any notes; he was never in the:House ; 'of-it whenfirst - first him of Commons but the day Mr. W. made' his mtStion'. i i ; ~ - It ) - a nstye r.(,, question irot',o:one of tee jury', . t_l l ,: ' He did not 'consider Mrs. Clarke in ;bad iireatil- i . witness said itat.theebill'Which MrS.'Cldrke gave o fr e. stances, though. Ire 4 ."e w P' l °hel Wa4e-hact ad - -i. handed over io , l\laiCr:Dodd. ' - . ;' vanced her 4001. to pay: her butcher and baker,. \.' • - • . : e. so - izo . N •Be,„1, examined. Mrs. Clarke had alsb borrowed a trifle of hiM; 51.1. '.': ' • He called at NVestboutne-place perhaps Jhe daya; ter ~,,,... they returned. He. went; on the tst of Deeeinner;.l be,:wasapplied to by Francis Wrighte‘one of the ( , :it with • her ta-Wright's,....andsawlshe-14 , :i1S Op'Civrilig 'ex- ~t, itindantVto 'let allits. For,qubar .a house i Wrig: 9 Sold she Wiinted it tor a month or longer, as he ' y ' l gs , travag•ant furniture; ,he ,- - kt:,ew that Wright wanted. L money in December, and when 'Wardle' consulted t going to furnish a house: for her. •,, The wito e ,s hitn. he went to Illingworth; ;is lie 'ttnew onel agreed to let the hoeseeand the - Mrs. Fargtihar. , c l e tradestrum, frequently assisted ,another, and' ' get'i -he then - , supposed, • Caine into nosiiession. It ,;. '. le him to advance live hundred pounds, for which t 1 . turie.d9lit that she w . as-Mrs. Clarke.: .. Wright cat'' he and .Wardle gave their counter-see:uritieS. , He I at the •end.. of the month attended by a •CElpt 3 .. , was its are that' inquiries Would be entitle in M e ,. Tl . , o!.(ipson; -and paid the rent. This:CaPtain Thoi n Li„ House of Commons as to what. Mis-C,,mightzlidve ~ son %.vas.Said to be -a relative of Mrs. Oar ke .,o • ra received, and he thought it Was better Wardle'a 1-{ e belieyed the Sheriff's . Officers - took' , her t r . •name should not app.,ar. He was Secretary to the .. the' House. ,' ' ' . • 1,- -- Dale of Kent; white the charges were a prepz.ing, he. 1, eras' s-ei,'imined bY . the 'ATToßcii , ,y-GEtto . 5 k ~e d , • , . frequently. went frOm,theliike ,of,K.::iit ~p. t ,esetice. t. (was I?etiii - the receipt) : Did:not \rww who sik•- . . 11 .,e to ,Wesbouree- place, but he tieVer'ga%e abint 71713' I . ,'if•;'bitt'le ()netted; tb , re was, a. dispUte at t!) 11. 1 cal Duke of Kent, ' what was, gaitig . for,Aard a L ;ainst l c al•411, " - l i t, .4ncf . 'father th , n , .! , tit there' waS a oi' s e y, his Royal Brother.. He knew, 'the . I.)tike Of Kent '...at.....ir:t. the name of file ;.): - . -, ,0n Wttid Paid the 'l l°l t etilr ch' 4 l ) l 4( ' -v eti of the - investigation,' that he would ' tin his re-examination he wads quite Cert, 34 ' ;